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The Price of Mobility
No matter how you look at it, mobility in computing comes at a price. Is it worth it?
I got an interesting questing last week. A reader who recently bought a Jornada for writing (among other uses) asked why a mobile writer would buy a PDA at all. Why not just go with a laptop?
To me, it all comes down to mobility. My Jornada 565, with or without a thumbboard or Stowaway as appropriate, goes with me everywhere I go. I've taken it to hockey games, amusement parks, parties, on my bike. I'm typing this sentence on my thumbboard in a local McDonald's. Slipping quickly and easily into the pockets of my cargo shorts or khakis, my Jornada gives me the ability to write and store my work digitally in places even the smallest, lightest laptop would fear to tread.
But mobility comes at a price...
No matter how you look at it, mobility in computing comes at a price. Is it worth it?
I got an interesting questing last week. A reader who recently bought a Jornada for writing (among other uses) asked why a mobile writer would buy a PDA at all. Why not just go with a laptop?
To me, it all comes down to mobility. My Jornada 565, with or without a thumbboard or Stowaway as appropriate, goes with me everywhere I go. I've taken it to hockey games, amusement parks, parties, on my bike. I'm typing this sentence on my thumbboard in a local McDonald's. Slipping quickly and easily into the pockets of my cargo shorts or khakis, my Jornada gives me the ability to write and store my work digitally in places even the smallest, lightest laptop would fear to tread.
But mobility comes at a price...
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